“And We cured his wife for him.” Qatada said: “She was barren, so Allah made her fertile.” “And We bestowed upon him” from her “Yahya (John).” “And they would call upon Us with hope,” meaning: with longing, “and with fear,” meaning: out of dread.
﴿وأصلحنا لَهُ زوجه﴾ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ: كَانَتْ عَاقِرًا؛ فَجَعَلَهَا الله ولودا ﴿وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ﴾ مِنْهَا ﴿يحيي﴾. ﴿ويدعوننا رغبا﴾ أَي: طَمَعا ﴿ورهبا﴾ أَي: خوفًا.
